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Song Lyrics

In the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia
Down in the dark of the Cumberland mine
Hold it, just, just
Don’t whistle and shout just for this one I tell ya
We’re U2 we’re not the Beatles, alright?

In the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia
Down in the dark of a Cumberland mine
There’s blood on the coal and the miners lie
In roads that never saw sun nor sky
Roads that never saw sun nor sky

In the town of Springhill they don’t sleep easy
Often the earth will tremble and roll
When the earth is restless miners die
Bone and blood is the price of coal
Bone and blood is the price of coal

In the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia
Late in the year of ‘58
Well the rain still comes and the sun still shines
But it’s dark as a grave in the Cumberland mine
Dark as the grave in the Cumberland mine

Listen to the shouts of the black-faced miner
Listen to the call of the rescue team
We have no water, light, or bread
So we’re living on songs and hope instead
Living on songs and hope instead

In the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia
Late in the year of ‘58
There’s blood on the coal and the miners lie
In roads that never saw sun nor sky
Roads that never saw sun nor sky
Roads that never saw sun nor sky

About this song

It first appeared on the “Brendan Byrne Arena (Rutherford, NJ) May 15, 1987” Live Album - U2, in 2015.

The writing credits for this song are:

It was performed by U2 on 1987-05-15 at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford NJ.